Where does “ἱλαρός” come from?

ἱλαρός (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek ἵλαος, from Proto-Indo-European sēlh₂- — to calm, quiet, be favourable.

ἱλαρός (Ancient Greek): cheerful, merry, joyous, glad, happy

Definitions

  1. cheerful, merry, joyous, glad, happy

Ancestry of “ἱλαρός”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekἵλαοςpropitious, gracious, merciful; kind, mild,...
2Proto-Indo-Europeansēlh₂-to calm, quiet, be favourable

Words derived from “ἱλαρός”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sēlh₂- →Every word from Ancient Greek ἵλαος →